The plasma contact potential of a visiting vehicle (VV), such as the Orion Service Module (SM), is determined while docking at the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). Due to spacecraft charging effects on-orbit, the potential difference between the CEV and the VV can be large at docking, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) could occur at capture, which could degrade, disrupt, damage, or destroy sensitive electronic equipment on the CEV and/or VV. Analytical and numerical models of the CEV are simulated to predict the worst-case potential difference between the CEV and the VV when the CEV is unbiased (solar panels unlit: eclipsed in the dark and inactive) or biased (solar panels sunlit: in the light and active).


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    Title :

    EMI from Spacecraft Docking Systems Spacecraft Charging - Plasma Contact Potentials


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    Conference:

    EMC Europe 2012 ; 2012 ; Rome, Italy


    Publication date :

    2012-09-17


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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